Campaign hopes to send Squatch to OKC

Matt Heuer, the Seattle man who attended an Oklahoma City Thunder game in Portland dressed as Sonics mascot Squatch and holding a sign that read “HOMELESS” could be taking his show to the home of Clay Bennett, the man who moved the team to Oklahoma.

Heuer said his trip to Portland was motivated by his childhood love of the team. The video above chronicles his trip to the Rose Garden.

“I miss the Sonics,” Heuer said Friday. “I dressed as Squatch because I thought people here in Seattle and NBA fans would recognize it and remember how much fun it was to have NBA entertainment in Seattle.”

The online campaign is soliciting Pay Pal donations to squatch2okc@gmail.com. The organizer says if the goal isn’t met the funds will be refunded or donated to charity.